DALLAS, TX – Babe Ruth, baseball's greatest icon, took top honors in Heritage Auctions' $6.2+ million May 2-4 Signature® Sport Collectibles event, as his 1935 Yankees jersey, never used by The Bambino – his status as a Yankee was made obsolete by his off-season trade to the Boston Braves – commanded $286,800,shattering the record price realized for an unworn sports uniform. Second place in the memorabilia portion of the auction likewise went to the Bambino, with a record price for a post-career bat realized at $71,700. All prices include 19.5% Buyer's Premium.

"Babe Ruth remains the gold standard in sports collectibles," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports at Heritage Auctions. "His broad appeal and Heritage's global reach proved to be the difference in this auction, for Ruth material, as well as for material across the spectrum, as international bidders paid record prices for several of the marquee pieces in this star-studded auction."

A pair of jerseys worn by hurler Earl Yingling with the 1913 Brooklyn Dodgers posted the two highest prices ever realized at auction for a non-Hall of Famer, achieving $59,750 and $47,800 for his road and home versions, respectively. Other noteworthy garments included Lew Alcindor's rookie shooting shirt, a world record for the uniform style, at $47,800, and Aaron Rodgers' draft day blazer, likewise a top figure for "civilian" clothing, finished at $7,767.

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